Jeremiah 14:6

Jeremiah 14:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
• New International Version (NIV)Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights and pant like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of food.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail because there is no vegetation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the wild donkeys stood in the desolate heights; They sniffed at the wind like jackals; Their eyes failed because there was no grass.”

Context of Jeremiah 14:6

4Because the ground is cracked, since there has been no rain in the land, the farmers are ashamed— they cover their heads. 5For even the doe in the field abandons her newborn fawn, because there is no grass. Wild donkeys stand on the barren hills, as they pant for air like jackals. Their eyes fail, since there is no foliage. 7Though our iniquities testify against us, Adonai, act for Your Name’s sake. For our backslidings are many. We have sinned against You. 8O hope of Israel, Savior in time of trouble, why are You like a stranger in the land, or like a traveler who stays for a night?

Jeremiah 14:6 word by word

וּפְרָאִים֙ עָמְד֣וּ עַל־שְׁפָיִ֔ם שָׁאֲפ֥וּ ר֖וּחַ כַּתַּנִּ֑ים כָּל֥וּ עֵינֵיהֶ֖ם כִּי־אֵ֥ין עֵֽשֶׂב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the wild assesפֶּ֫רֶאpere' pereh · wild donkeyH6501
• did standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• in the high placesשְׁפִיshephîy · barenessH8205
• they snuffed upשָׁאַףshâ'aph · to long forH7602
• the windרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• like dragonsתַּןtannîyn tannîym · jackalH8577
• their eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• did failכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: expendH3615
• no grassעֵ֫שֶׂב‛eώeb · vegetationH6212

Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:6

• Jeremiah 2:24a wild donkey used to the wilderness— sniffing the wind in her passion— in her heat, who can restrain her? All males that pursue her will not tire themselves. At mating time they will find her.
• Job 39:5“Who sent the wild donkey free? Who released the bonds of the wild ass,
• 1 Samuel 14:29Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the people. Just look how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
• Lamentations 4:17Even now our eyes waste away looking in vain for our help. From our towers we watched for a nation that could not save us.
• Lamentations 5:17Because of this our heart is faint, for these things our eyes are dim,
• Joel 1:18How the animals groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture. The flocks of sheep also suffer.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 14:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Snuffed up the wind like dragons - תנים tannim here probably means the hippopotamus, who, after feeding under the water, is obliged to come to the surface in order to take in fresh draughts of air; or it may mean the wild asses.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Like dragons - “Like jackals” Jeremiah 9:11. No grass - The keen sight of the wild donkey is well known, but they look around in vain for herb.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6Both people and animals suffered during the drought. The farmers covered their heads with rough burlap to show shame, humiliation, and mourning.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. wild asses--They repair to "the high places" most exposed to the winds, which they "snuff in" to relieve their thirst. dragons--jackals [Henderson]. eyes--which are usually most keen in detecting grass or water from the "heights," so much so that the traveller guesses from their presence that there must be herbage and water near; but now "their eyes fail." Rather the reference is to the great boas and python serpents which raise a large portion of…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 14:6

• Ass (Donkey)
• Drought
• Famine
• Impenitence

In the dictionaries

• Ass
• Heal
• Dragon
• Fail
• Height; Heights
• Herb
• Jackal
• Whale

Commentaries on Jeremiah 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings